sjsw

Egyptian
Egyptian numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 𓏿
6		 7  → 
    Cardinal: sjsw
    Ordinal: sjsnw
    Adverbial: sjsw zpw
    Distributive: sjsw sjsw
    Fractional: r sjsw

Etymology

Compare Proto-Semitic *šidṯum, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴹⵉⵙ (sḍis), Hausa shidà, and Awngi ሴድዛ (sedza, “four”).

Pronunciation
 

Numeral
Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1
  1. six

Inflection
Declension of sjsw
masculine feminine
singular sjsw
 sjst

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sjsw  
sisZ1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1
sjsw
  • 𒄑𒊭𒌑 (⸢is⸣-ša-u2 /⁠issau⁠/) (14th century BCE cuneiform)

Derived terms
  • sjs (“a type of linen”)

Descendants
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲥⲁⲩ (sau)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲟⲟⲩ (soou)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲥⲁⲩ (sau)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲥⲁⲩ (sau)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲟⲟⲩ (soou)

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 102.
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 71
  2. Blažek, Václav (1999) Numerals: comparative-etymological analyses of numeral systems and their implications (Opera Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, Facultas philosophica; 322)‎, Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, pages 28–56
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